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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

A YOUNG man was conversing in
public house of his abilities and &c
complishments, and Boosting a great
deal of his mighty performances. When
he had finished, Quaker quietly OBJ
served, There is one thing thou canst
not do; thou canst not tell the truth"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

He said her hair was dyed, and when
she Indignantly exclaimed, "'Tis false y
he said he presumed so.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23
SHiP.BUILDING.

Charles Cramp, of the Well-known PhiIa-
dephia Firm of Ship-buildcrs.
Charley Cramp, as he is familiarly
called, of the firm of William Cramp &
Sons, is adopting policy in the American
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

PHOTOGRAPH collector-By the way, I've
been making collection of monstrosities
lately. Friend-Indeedi p. C.-Yes. And
that reminds me, will you kindly let me
have one of your photographs?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

WHEN n man takes soda water at this
season of the year. You may be sure
there is something in il.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

TALENTED pianist. Madame de v,
sitting at dinner by the side of Colonel
Ramollot, asked him in an amiatde tone:
Colonel, are you fond of music?"
Madame replied the warrior, rolling
his eyes savagely, II am not afraid Iof i'll"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

IT'S very curious, but doctors never seem
to know anybody well.-Burln0to Free
Press.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-26
How Knife-Blades are Made.

The blades of the very cheap pocket
knives are punched in dies from sheet steel,
but those for firstclass pocket cutlery are
hapd-forged, good workingman being
able to forge from twenty-five to thirty
large blades or about forty pen blades per
hour. There is pattern and guage fur
nished the forger for each sort of blade,
but the experienced workman rarely refers,
to either; his accuracy of eye and skill of
hand being sufficient guides to exactness.
The blades come from the hand Of the
smith perfect in form, except the bevel of
the back intended to guide engaging blades,
this bevel being formed by grinding. The
steel used in these fine blades is Wardlow' s
(English), or the best American make.
As they come from the FORCES the blades
are scholed,' or filed to make nick between
the blade and the tang. Then the blades
are tempered, having received the trade
mark stamp on the tang under press
The hardening is done in an ordinary coke
fire, the operator heating two at time
and plunging them in cold water. The
drawing to temper is also done over coke
fire. The blades are ground on Sheffield
and Nova Scotia stones, glazed on emery
wheels, honed or set, and finally are
nolished on wheels of walrus hide fed with
rotten stone.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-26

"My estates p cried O'Kelly. "Oh, if
that's what you name, I've a map of them
here" and, opening his pocketbook, he ex-
hibited bank notes to ten times the sum in
question, and ultimately added the inqui-
rer's contributions to them. 1t was his
custom to carry great number of bank
notes in his waistcoat pocket, twisted up
together Once while he was standing at
the hazard table, the chairs being all full,
the players opposite O'Kelly observed a
person behind him in the act of picking
his pocket. The alarm was given and the
offender arrested, the company demanding
that he should be taken before magistrate.
But OKelly seized him by the collar,
kicked him down stairs, and exclaimed
" Twas sufficient punishment for the
blackguard to be deprived of the pleasure
of keeping company with gentlemen"
He was noisy, romping, roaring, good
natured son of Erin. One would like to
know what ultimately became of him.
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So PER ANNUM.
u o R s A L E.

land near New Windsor, go -
miles from Westminster; fine buildings, all
in good condition; a very desirable farm;
price SIS, OOO-half cash, balance on years
time.
| A small home, acres, on road from West
minister to New Windsor, mile from former
place; good house, good stabling, good water,
extra fine fruit, &c. Price $3.50.
Fine brick house on John street, rooms,
conveniently arranged, all in first class con-
dition. Quite bargain at $4,000.
300 acres near Finksburg,. Nd; miles
from Westminster, l mile from Rallroad
Station; land in fair condition; 100 acres In
timber; stone house, bank barn; will be dlyid-
ed if desired; $50 per acre.
minister; large bank barn, fine orchard, SPLEEN
did building site for house; price $4,000.
Large brick hotel in Westminster, on Main
street, near Railroad Depot; price Sl4, 900.
Farm As acres, l J miles from Westminster;
land good; buildings good; orchard choice
fruit; price $50 per acre.
Farm rs acres, Smiles from Westminster, 2
miles from Hampstead, nearest R. R. Station,
good house and barn; SO acres cleared land
in good conditions $35 per acre.
Nice Little Home, one mile from West
minister; 60 acres of prime land, good brick
house; price, $500.
245 acres prime land; elegant buildings; II
miles from Baltimore, near railroad; price
$4,000. 100 acres of same farm would be
sold with good dwelling, &C.; price So, 900.
Twenty acres good land, good buildings,
near Westminster, $500.
One hundred acres, best quality of land, q
miles from Westminster; buildings only fair,
good water, &C.; price, $500.
Brick house and lott in Westminster; 81, 200.
Double brick house and lot in Westmin-
ster; $4,000.
Also, some fine pasture lots, ranging from
2 to acres, adjoining Westminster.
For particulars call on or address
sep4,tf E. LYNCH, Westminster, Md.
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IMPORTANT SALE
Il OF
Valuable Business Property,
At Westminster. Md.
At Westminster, Nd.

The subscriber, as trustee appointed by
decree of the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
in Equity, cause No. 20S1, to sell and convey
the real estate left by the late Ezra s. Stouffer,
deceased, will offer at public sale, on the
premises, on
TUESDAY, LIST DAY OF MARCH, 1887,
at 2 o'clock, p. M, the following property,
viz: All that parcel of ground situated in the
city of Westminster, Carroll county, Maryland,
bounded by Main street, Liberty street, the
Western Maryland Railroad track and the
property of E. o. Grimes, occupied by j. Q.
Stitely & Son as an agricultural implement
Warehouse, and lies in the northwest angle
of the intersection of said railroad with
Main street, fronting 81 feet on Main street
and running back to the Grimes lot, having an
average of about "a feet in width by about 1874
feet in length. Said lot is improved by a
40 by 125 feet, used formerly as the general
depot of said railroad company, until the
erection of its present passenger depot on the
opposite side of the railroad, and is now &C.
cupied by Z. o. Grimes & Co. with their
grocery and produce store, and for their grain,
fertilizer and feed business. Besides the
railroad switch running along the side of said
building and lot, the right to which is appur-
tenent to this property, there is also on the
side next to Liberty street large public scales,
Of great value to the properly, ana there are
also all fixtures and improvements necessary
to carry on large grain and produce trade,
and any business requiring railroad facilities.
This stand has always done large and profit
able business, and without question there is
no location in Westminster superior to 1t.
The title to the property is fee simple, and
il will be sold free of the dover OF the widow
of said Z. S. Stouffer, deceased.
The lease of said property to said b. ..
Grimes l. Co. expires on the 18th of July
next, and must be reserved at said sale unless
otherwise arranged, and possession cannot be
expected before then, but the rent will be ap-
portioned from the day of ratification of the
sale to the end of the year.
Terms of Sale as prescribed by the decree:
One-third of the purchase money to be paid
in hand or on the ratification of the sale by
said Court, one-third in one year and one
third in two years from the sale, with interest
from sale; the credit payments to be secured
by the notes of the purchaser with approved
sureties.
LOUIS P. SLINGLUFF, Trustee.
Jos. NJ. Parke, Solicitor.
feb5 is r. C. Matthews, Auct'r.
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TN the Circuit Court for Carroll Co.
i sitting in Equity.
NO. 2466.
Ellen J. Massamore, plaintiff, VS.. Henry
Massamore. defendant.

Ellen ]. Massamore, plaintiff, VS.. Henry l..
Massamore, defendant.
The object of this bill is TO procure a
divorce q vinculo matrimonii of the plalntlff
from the defendant.
The bill alleges that the complainant and
defendant were married on the twenty second
day of October, in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy three, at Uniontown, Carroll
county, Maryland; that said marriage cere-
mony was performed by Elder W. Palmer Ia
regularly ordained minister of the Church OF
God;
That the plaintiff has resided at the city of
Westminster, in Carroll county aforesaid,
nearly all her life, and continuously for the
past fifteen years;
That by said marriage she has one son, aged
thirteen years;
That the defendant has not, since his mar
riage as aforesaid, contributed to the support
of the plaintiff or their said son, but has LETT
the burden of making a livelihood for herself
and their said son solely to the plaintiff;
That about eight years ago the defendant
deserted the plaintiff and went beyond the
limits of the state of Maryland, and during
said period ne has not returned to the plain
tiff, nor has he contributed one cent toward
the support of the plaintiff or that OF their son;
That the defendant was addicted to the ex-
cessive use of stimulants, and when under the
influence of liquor was cruelty unklnd to and
abusive of the plaintiff;
That the defendant, without any just cause
or reason. abandoned and deserted the plain
tiff, and that such abandonment has continued
unnterruptedly for about eight years, and is
deliberate and final, and the separation of the
plaintiff and defendant is beyond any reason
able expectation of reconciliation.
1t is thereupon ordered by the Court this
06tb dov of Tanuary in the wear eighteen hun
bred and eighty seven, that the plaintiff cause
a copy of this order, together with the object
and substance of the bill, to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Carroll county.
in the State of Maryland, once week for
four successive weeks, before the 2Sth day of
February, A. D. 1887, giving notice to the
defendant in said bill, and warning him to
appear in this Court, in person or by solicitor,
on or before the End day of May, A. d. 1887,
to show cause, if any he has, why decree
shall not pass as prayed.
VIM. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test:
jan 90 st WIN. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
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MO. 2464 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County, sit
ting as Court of Equity.
Charles T. Reifsnider. Attorney or Agent,
VS.. John W. Lowell and Elizabeth Lowell,
his wife Mortgagors.
Ordered this 9th day of February, A. D.,
1887, that the sale of the mortgaged property
made and reported in the above entitled
cause by Charles T. Reifsnider, Attorney or
Agent, named in the mortgage filed in this
cause, from John NJ. Lowell and Elizabeth
Lowell, his wife, to The Westminster Savings
Institution, dated October 22d, A. D., 1885,
and recorded among the Real Estate Mort
gage Records of Carroll County in Liber,
G. A. NJ, No. %, folio 81, &C., be finally
ratified and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary be shown on or before the 18th day
of March next; provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper published in
Carroll County, Maryland, once a week for
three successive weeks previous to the It'll
day of March next. The Report states the
amount of sale to be $4,000.
WIN. n. MARTIN, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
febl2 st WIN. N. MARTIN, Clerk.
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Great Memories.

If 'all great people have great memo
ries, as Sir Arthur Helps declares in his
delightful book entitled ''Social Pressure, !"
it by no means follows that all those who
are possessed of great memories are "great
people" Many an instance might be cited
to show that men of very moderate intel
lectual capacity may be endowed with
power of memory which is truly prodigious
In addition to this, there are plenty of
well-authenicated examples of the extraor-
binary power of memory displayed even by
idiots. In the Memoirs of Mrs. Somerville
there Is curious account of a most extra
ordinary verbal memory. ''There was an
IDIOT in Edinburg," she tells us, 'of re-
spectacle family who had remarkable
memory. He never failed to 90 to the
kirk Sunday, and on returning home would
repeat the sermon, saying "Here the min
lister coughed; here he stopped to blow his
nose" During the tour we made in the
Highlands, she adds, 1--WE met with an
other idiot who knew the Bible so perfectly
that if you asked him where such a verse
was to be found he could tell without hest
tation and repeat the chapter" These ex-
amples are sufficiently remarkable; but what
shall be said of the case cited by Arch
deacon Fearon in his valuable pamphlet on
"Mental Vigor?" "There was in my faith
er's parish, " says the Archdeacon, "a man
who could remember the day when every
person had been buried in the parish for
thirty-five years, and could repeat with un-
varying accuracy the name and age of the
deceased, with the mourners at the funer-
al. But he was complete fool Out of
the line of burials, he had but one idea,
and could not give an Ineligible reply to
a single question, nor be trusted to feed
himself
These phenomenal instances may be
matched by the Sussex farm-laborer George
Watson, as we find recorded in "Hone's
Table Book" Watson could neither read
nor write, yet he was wont to perform
wondrous feats of mental calculation, and
his memory for events seemed to be almost
faultless. "But the most extraordinary
circumstance" says Hone, ''is the power
he possesses of recollecting the events of
every day from an early period of his life.
Upon being asked what day of the week a
given day of the month occurred he imme-
diately names it, and also mentions where
he was and what was the state Of the
weather. A gentleman who had kept a
dairy put many questions TO him, and his
answers were invariably correct.
Ofasimilar kind is the momory for which
Daniel Mccartney has become famous in
the United States. The strange story of
this mans achievements is told by Mr. Hen
kle in the Journal Of Speculative Pli7oso-
ply. Mccartney, in 1869, declared that
he could remember the day of the week for
any date from January, 1827-that is,
from the time when he was 8 years and 4
months old-42 IL yearsA He has often
been tested, and, so far as Mr..
account goes, had not faile
uuestioner what day il was.
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NToRTGAGEE's SALE.

| Pursuant to power of sale contained in the
mortgage from David Lowe, since deceased.
and Catharine his wife, to Lewis Green, dated
May Is, 1878, recorded in Liber f. I. S., No.
y, folio 81, &C., Real Estate Mortgage Re-
cords of Carroll county, and also the mortgage
from said Catharine Lowe and others to same,
dated June 5th 1879, recorded in Liber f.
T. S., No. 13, folio 800, &C., of said Mort
gage Records, and with the consent of the
parties interested, the undersigned, Lewis
Green, Mortgage therein mentioned, will
offer at public sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, the 2Gth day Of February, 1887.
at clock, P. NJ, all that parcel of ground,
containing
IS ACRES, ROOD and PERCHES OF
LAND, MORE OR LESS,
situated in Carroll county, Maryland, about
one. quarter of mile from the Western Md.
Railroad, at the Gorsuch Switch, about 8
miles below Westminster, on the road to
Hampstead, adjoining property now occupied
by l. Thomas Green, being the same land
conveyed to the said David Lowe in fee by
Elizabeth Lowe. by deed dated September
18th, 1865, and recorded in Liber W. A. Nc.
K, No. SO, folio 406, Land Records of Car
roll county; and the same land described in
said Mortgages. The improvements consist
of good two story log weatherboard dwell
ing house, stable, corn house A%ACN
wheelwrigt shop, &c. There &m3lA
is fine young orchard, and a 20 ~
spring ofexcellent water. The
location of this property is very desirable, and
it offers so many advantages that it should
attract purchasers.
TERMs.-One-third of the puxa.iid51 .,.o---ey-
payable on the ratification ST the sale by the
Court, one-third in six snd one third in twelve
the payments to be secured by the notes of
the purchaser witt approved sureties.
LEWIS GREEN, Mortgage.
feb 5:ts JOS NJ. Parke, Solicitor.
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overtakes her

Ifyou will kill SANDER, let it alone.
Laziness travels SO slowly poverty soon
oyertakes her.
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The creditors of John Blaxsten are hereby
notified to file their claims, duly authenticated,
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Carroll
county, within two months from the date of
above sale.
JESSE T. WILSON, Trustee.
feb5 is Jas. A. C. Bond, Sol'r.
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Original Aoetrg.
BEAUTIFUL FAITH.
Written for the Democratic Advocated

Written for the Democratic Advocate
BY J. W. sLAGENHAUP. .
Like beam of light from heaven
Isa pure and holy faith,
Lighting with sacred radiance
Every word the Father saith.
With no break of doubling sorrow
Flows the stream of life along;
Joy and peace beyond expressing
Touch the chords of hopeful song
Fairest gem our earth adjoining
is life of faith divine;
From the throne of light rejecting
Rays of hope that brightly shine.
Let me find my surest refuge
In the shadow ofthe cross;
Let me have faith that treasures,
Heavenly gain from earthly loss.
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DUBLIC SALE
Real and Personal Property,
Woodland, &c.

By virtue of the power contained IN the last
will and testament of Peter E. Myers, de-
ceased, also an order of the Orphans Court
of Carroll county, the undersigned, as acting
executors, will sell at public sale, on the
premises lately occupied by Rebecca Myers,
now deceased, situate in Myers district, Car
roll county, Md, about one-quarter of q mile
from the county road leading from the Littles-
town turnpike road to the Bachman's Mill
road, about one mile from said turnpike road,
and adjoining the land of David Crowl, Peter
Frock and others, on
Saturday, goth day Of February, A. u. 1887,
at II O'Clock, NJ, the following property
First, parcel of land containing
IL ACRES AND SQUARE PERCHES,
more or less. The improvements thereon are
a2-story Log Dwelling House,
AMA-G, small barn, spring house, Nc;
MsT orchard Of apple and other fruit
Ss& trees; there is due proportion
of meadow and woodland.
Second, a wood lot containing 16 acres and
&c perches of land, more or less. This is ex-
cellent woodland, and worthy the attention of
purchasers This lot is situate on the road
leading to the county road leading from Union
Mills to Hanover, Pa, and adjoining the land
of Michael Dietz, Samuel Shaeffer and others,
and is about five miles from Union Mills.
Also the following personal property
bedsteads and bedding, bureau, tables,
stand, cooking stove, ten plate stove and
pipe, clock, sink, chairs, carpeting, looking
glass, churn, knives, forks, axe, mattock,
chains, and a variety of other articles too
numerous to mention.
All the aforesaid property will be sold on
the premises first above described.
Terms of Sale of the Real Estate-0ne-
third cash on the day of sale or on the ratii
cation thereof, one third in one year and the
other one third in two years from the day OF
sale; the credit payments to be secured by the
notes of the purchaser or purchasers, with
approved security, bearing interest from the
day of sale.
Terms of Sale of the Personal Property: All
sums of S. and under, cash; on all sums above
SIS credit of six months will be given, on notes
with approved security, bearing interest from
EMANUEL MYERS,
JEREMIAH MYERS,
Acting Executors.
]. W. Earhart and Chas. T. Reifsnider, Agent.
and Attorneys. II. U. Matthews, Auc
feb5 Is
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GAS.

The inventor of gaslighta
been a Frenchman, Philip
engineer of roads and bridgl
adopted the idea of using, 4
of illumination, the gases d
the combustion of wood. Fl
a long time in the attempt
crude invention, and it was q
that he confded his discover
tute. In September, 1900,
patent, and in 1901 he publis
containing the result of his re
lie Bon commenced by dist
order to get from it gas, oil, 4
roligneous acid; but his work
possibility of obtaining gas b
from fatty or oily substances.
to 1902 LIE Bon made numei
ments. He established at HaJ
thermo-lamps; but the gas VII
tained-being mixture of
hydrogen and oxide of carbon,
perfectly freed from its impul
only a feeble light and involved
portable odor; and the result wa
little favor was shown to the new
The inventor eventually died, ru
experiments.
The English soon put in p
crude ideas of LIE Bon. In 1870
sor patented, and claimed the CT
venting, the process of lighting |
1905 several shops in Birminghi
Illuminated by gas manufactured
cess of Winsor and Murdoch; al
who used this new light was w
ventor of the steam engine. Ii
first use Of gas was made in Lor
was not until 1918 that thi
really of French origin, was
France.
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NOR SALE.

A Thoroughbred Attorney Bull, 2 years
old in May, perfectly gentle; also 2 Cows,
part Attorney, in calf by a thoroughbred Al
derney bull. Also a calf, part Alderney.
One of the cows will calve in April.
B. +. SHRIVER Il CO.,
feb12.3t* Union Mills, Md.